MOT reliability
Rover Mini
45,925 vehicles · 522,150 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate
Based on 45,925 Rover Mini vehicles and 522,150 completed MOT tests, the Rover Mini has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 72,444 miles.
45,925
Vehicles
522,150
MOT tests
2,026
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Rover Mini problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Rover Mini MOT tests:
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Other84%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Brakes5%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Steering3%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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Body & structure2%
Rover Mini pass rate by age
How the Rover Mini's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 73% |
| 2 | 54 | 65% |
| 3 | 60 | 70% |
| 4 | 253 | 75% |
| 5 | 1,943 | 75% |
| 6 | 5,014 | 75% |
| 7 | 7,387 | 72% |
| 8 | 10,299 | 69% |
| 9 | 12,790 | 67% |
| 10 | 15,463 | 66% |
| 11 | 18,418 | 65% |
| 12 | 21,751 | 65% |
| 13 | 24,998 | 63% |
| 14 | 27,789 | 63% |
| 15 | 30,330 | 63% |
| 16 | 31,585 | 63% |
| 17 | 30,026 | 63% |
| 18 | 27,746 | 63% |
| 19 | 25,601 | 64% |
| 20 | 23,580 | 65% |
Fuel types: Petrol (45,880), Other (17), Diesel (13), Electric (11), LPG (4)
Most common Rover Mini MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover Mini MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (23,962 times)
- Oil leak (18,147 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) (14,436 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (12,242 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10,433 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (10,204 times)
- Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (9,683 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (9,400 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (8,996 times)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) (8,943 times)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (8,575 times)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (7,959 times)
- Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (7,659 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (7,655 times)
- Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (7,600 times)
Rover Mini pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 50,069 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 67% | 53,854 |
| 2019 | 6 | 26 | 73% | 42,837 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15 | 87% | 23,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | 28 | 68% | 60,247 |
| 2016 | 10 | 45 | 71% | 35,233 |
| 2015 | 7 | 41 | 71% | 52,468 |
| 2014 | 4 | 16 | 81% | 38,114 |
| 2013 | 5 | 17 | 71% | 49,638 |
| 2011 | 4 | 44 | 68% | 66,915 |
| 2010 | 1 | 12 | 67% | 29,616 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 | 70% | 46,520 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 | 61% | 59,463 |
| 2007 | 1 | 21 | 62% | 74,601 |
| 2006 | 5 | 51 | 80% | 56,880 |
| 2005 | 4 | 42 | 83% | 56,210 |
| 2004 | 7 | 87 | 62% | 70,259 |
| 2003 | 8 | 96 | 60% | 59,270 |
| 2002 | 15 | 184 | 80% | 41,693 |
| 2001 | 887 | 13,971 | 74% | 52,542 |
| 2000 | 2,907 | 46,885 | 71% | 54,574 |
| 1999 | 2,006 | 30,668 | 70% | 61,233 |
| 1998 | 2,524 | 38,094 | 68% | 71,209 |
| 1997 | 2,143 | 30,251 | 67% | 69,354 |
| 1996 | 2,726 | 36,789 | 66% | 73,028 |
| 1995 | 3,040 | 39,604 | 66% | 73,730 |
| 1994 | 3,627 | 44,626 | 65% | 79,326 |
| 1993 | 4,043 | 46,474 | 64% | 77,544 |
| 1992 | 4,091 | 42,394 | 64% | 80,750 |
| 1991 | 4,645 | 48,605 | 65% | 79,500 |
| 1990 | 4,756 | 48,319 | 65% | 81,561 |
| 1989 | 1,399 | 13,829 | 66% | 78,103 |
| 1988 | 502 | 3,987 | 65% | 74,215 |
| 1987 | 430 | 3,497 | 64% | 63,396 |
| 1986 | 365 | 2,746 | 67% | 67,930 |
| 1985 | 344 | 2,309 | 69% | 63,948 |
| 1984 | 315 | 2,211 | 67% | 69,311 |
| 1983 | 289 | 1,766 | 66% | 64,125 |
| 1982 | 290 | 1,704 | 68% | 61,944 |
| 1981 | 267 | 1,412 | 68% | 61,289 |
| 1980 | 442 | 2,432 | 69% | 70,287 |
| 1979 | 469 | 2,801 | 71% | 65,782 |
| 1978 | 238 | 1,152 | 71% | 59,804 |
| 1977 | 196 | 991 | 71% | 70,800 |
| 1976 | 179 | 831 | 73% | 58,960 |
| 1975 | 173 | 899 | 76% | 54,357 |
| 1974 | 148 | 690 | 72% | 54,856 |
| 1973 | 153 | 756 | 76% | 49,571 |
| 1972 | 246 | 1,395 | 74% | 66,791 |
| 1971 | 224 | 1,334 | 77% | 65,712 |
| 1970 | 188 | 1,028 | 80% | 65,744 |
| 1969 | 160 | 893 | 77% | 47,919 |
| 1968 | 192 | 1,011 | 81% | 50,086 |
| 1967 | 159 | 846 | 80% | 54,902 |
| 1966 | 145 | 769 | 80% | 66,814 |
| 1965 | 132 | 668 | 82% | 59,915 |
| 1964 | 161 | 837 | 79% | 59,659 |
| 1963 | 149 | 751 | 82% | 52,221 |
| 1962 | 73 | 333 | 82% | 47,423 |
| 1961 | 76 | 342 | 81% | 46,326 |
| 1960 | 60 | 336 | 81% | 56,361 |
| 1959 | 7 | 21 | 62% | 61,159 |
| 1958 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 48,740 |
| 1954 | 1 | 3 | 67% | — |
| 1952 | 1 | 8 | 88% | 4,422 |
Rover Mini reliability FAQ
Across 45,925 Rover Mini vehicles in our MOT data,
67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about
2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Rover Mini MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a).
The typical Rover Mini in our data has covered around
72,444 miles.
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